GTS 450 Rev. 2 vs GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

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Combined performance score

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
41.35
+844%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile outperforms GTS 450 Rev. 2 by 844% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking87625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money100.00no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 August 2016 (7 years old)15 March 2011 (13 years old)
Current price$274 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4096192
Core clock speed1443 MHz783 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHzno data
Number of transistors14400 Million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.06
Floating-point performanceno data601.3 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz3608 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.73 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+2.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD137
+879%
14−16
−879%
4K78
+875%
8−9
−875%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1030%
10−11
−1030%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+940%
10−11
−940%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+942%
12−14
−942%
Hitman 3 130−140
+1000%
12−14
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+889%
9−10
−889%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+857%
7−8
−857%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+850%
8−9
−850%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1030%
10−11
−1030%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+940%
10−11
−940%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+942%
12−14
−942%
Hitman 3 130−140
+1000%
12−14
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+889%
9−10
−889%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+971%
7−8
−971%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+857%
7−8
−857%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+950%
16−18
−950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+850%
8−9
−850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+929%
7−8
−929%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+883%
12−14
−883%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+957%
7−8
−957%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+940%
10−11
−940%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+942%
12−14
−942%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+900%
10−11
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+850%
8−9
−850%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Hitman 3 75−80
+875%
8−9
−875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+967%
6−7
−967%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+1050%
4−5
−1050%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+856%
9−10
−856%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+850%
8−9
−850%
Far Cry New Dawn 75−80
+863%
8−9
−863%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+878%
9−10
−878%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+917%
6−7
−917%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+850%
4−5
−850%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+850%
4−5
−850%
Hitman 3 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+1000%
3−4
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+929%
7−8
−929%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+920%
5−6
−920%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+867%
6−7
−867%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GTS 450 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 879% faster than GTS 450 Rev. 2

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 875% faster than GTS 450 Rev. 2

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 41.35 4.38
Recency 16 August 2016 15 March 2011
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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